The online visitor information, and vacation planner for our first National Park.
How to Get There The falls are located behind Biscuit Basin, near the Old Faithful Area. After about .5 miles, the trail takes a fork. The left-hand fork goes directly to Mystic Falls and is about one mile long. It is an easy hike. The right-hand fork also goes to the Falls, but is nearly … Read more
Trailhead #1: Chittenden Road Parking Area, 8.7 miles (13.9 km)Trailhead #2: Dunraven Pass Parking Area, 13.6 miles south of Tower JunctionDistance: 6 miles (9.6 km) roundtripLevel of difficulty: Moderately strenuousOne of the most popular hikes in Yellowstone, the Mt. Washburn trail offers expansive views of the eastern side of the park on clear, summer days. … Read more
Trailhead: 5 miles south of Norris Junction on the Norris-Madison road, just after Gibbon River BridgeDistance: 2 miles (3 km)Level of Difficulty: Difficult (don’t be fooled by the initial easy going)This is a short but steep hike which is rated as difficult. Sometimes a walking stick left by previous visitors can be found at the … Read more
Trailhead: North of Alum Creek pullout, 4 miles south of Canyon JunctionDistance: 21 miles one wayLevel of Difficulty: Moderately strenuous if you do the entire hike in one day Mary Mountain has two trailheads: the eastern trail (noted above) climbs gradually up over Mary Mountain and the park’s Central Plateau to the Nez Perce trailhead … Read more
Trailhead: Old Faithful Lodge cabin areaDistance: 6.8 miles (5.3 km) roundtripLevel of Difficulty: Moderate This trail climbs through lodgepole pine forest, some of which was burned in the 1988 fires, and along meadows and several rocky slopes before reaching the shores of Mallard Lake, a nice little scenic lake. If you are staying in the … Read more
Trailhead: Behind Roosevelt LodgeDistance: 4 miles (6.4 km) roundtripLevel of difficulty: Moderately strenuousThis moderately strenuous trail starts behind Roosevelt Lodge (Tower Junction) and goes into the forested hillside and climbs some 300 feet before coming to a fork. Take the west fork, which leads to Lost Lake in about a quarter of a mile. Waterfowl … Read more
Trailhead: 3.5 miles SE of the Old Faithful area, at Kepler Cascades parking areaDistance: 5 miles (8 km) roundtripLevel of Difficulty: Easy One of the easiest five mile roundtrip hikes in Yellowstone, this mostly level trail follows an old service road along the Firehole River through unburned forests of lodgepole pine. Lone Star geyser erupts … Read more
Trailhead: 3.5 miles east of Norris on the Norris-Canyon roadDistance: 0.3 miles (0.5 km)Level of Difficulty: Easy; handicapped accessible backcountry site on lake Ice Lake is a beautiful, small lake tucked in a thick lodgepole pine forest. Much of the area was heavily burned in the fires of 1988. There is a network of trails … Read more
Trailhead: 1 mile (1 km) south of Beaver Lake on the Mammoth-Norris roadDistance: 4 miles (6 km) roundtripLevel of difficulty: Moderate with some short, steep climbs and rolling terrain.Note: A log jam crossing is required to continue past Grizzly Lake.This trail traverses through an area that not only was burned in the fires of 1988, … Read more
Trailhead: 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Canyon Junction on the Norris-Canyon RoadDistance: 6 miles (9.7 km) roundtripLevel of Difficulty: Moderately easyMainly used by fishermen and backpackers, this trail goes to Grebe Lake, which (along with Wolf Lake) make up the headwaters of the Gibbon River system. The lake is home to the Artic Grayling, … Read more